The Durango Fish Hatchery is a Colorado Parks and Wildlife cold water fish production facility located near the Animas River in Durango, Colorado. The hatchery staff raise rainbow, brown, Snake River and native cutthroat trout, and kokanee salmon.
| Durango Fish Hatchery | |
|---|---|
  Location in Colorado  Location in United States | |
| General information | |
| Address | 151 East 16th Street |
| Town or city | Durango, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 37°16′53″N 107°52′31″W / 37.281390°N 107.875261°W |
| Inaugurated | 1903 |
History edit
The Durango Fish Hatchery was established in 1903. This facility is a duplicate of the original Denver hatchery using a similar construction method consisting of steel and concrete. The facility was originally equipped with culture contrivances.[1] The Durango Fish Hatchery is the oldest state-owned hatchery in Colorado.[2]
Visiting edit
The hatchery offers a wildlife museum operated by volunteers with fish and animal mounts and hands-on displays. It offers self and volunteer-guided tours, along with a 'Feed the Fish' dispensers.[3] It also offers videos that present hatchery operations.[4]
Fish Species edit
The hatchery stocks approximately 150,000 catchable rainbow trout and 1.3 million subcatchable fish annually in the southwest corner of Colorado.[5][6]
References edit
- ^ Wiltzius, William. "Fish Culture and Stocking in Colorado, 1872-1978" (PDF). Native Fish Lab. Colorado Parks and Wildlife. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- ^ "Colorado Parks & Wildlife - Fish Hatcheries". cpw.state.co.us. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ "Colorado Parks & Wildlife - Fish Hatcheries". cpw.state.co.us. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ "Durango Fish Hatchery & Wildlife Museum | ColoradoInfo.com". www.coloradoinfo.com. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ "Fish Hatchery and Wildlife Museum | Official Tourism Site of Durango, Colorado". www.durango.org. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
- ^ "Fish Hatcheries". Colorado Parks and Wildlife. Retrieved 23 April 2019.